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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Presidential search committee members named

September 8, 2015

Group plans to have replacement for Daniel by Spring 2016 Representatives for the search committee to replace former president David Daniel were announced on Aug. 20. The search committee — which will...

Wise beyond years

Wise beyond years

September 8, 2015

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated what branch of the university sponsored WISE. The Mercury regrets this error. Program helps young women enter fields of technology, math A...

Scholarship founded in memory of grad student

Scholarship founded in memory of grad student

September 8, 2015

Friends, classmates hope to raise $25,000 by end of the year for memorial fund UTD business alumni are honoring a cherished classmate who died on Jun. 7 in a boating accident at Grapevine Lake, just two...

Retta entertains Welcome Week crowd

Retta entertains Welcome Week crowd

August 27, 2015

A line of students snaked up and down inside the ATEC building to see comedienne Retta’s stand up act on Aug. 26. Retta—best known for her role as Donna Meagle on “Parks and Recreation”—watched...

Strength and conditioning coach hopes to build program, help athletes

Strength and conditioning coach hopes to build program, help athletes

August 24, 2015

For the first time in school history, UTD will have a designated strength and conditioning coach to help student-athletes grow and develop. On Aug. 7, the athletic department announced that Jami Clinton...

Deux ex Machina

Deux ex Machina

August 24, 2015

For the first time in the school’s history, UTD’s robotics team won third place internationally at the 2015 RoboGames in San Mateo California. The team, known as BattleBots, built a 120-pound robot...

Cancer research gets funding

Cancer research gets funding

August 24, 2015

Cancer research at UTD has reached a new milestone thanks to a recent grant from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas. Jiyong Lee, an assistant professor of chemistry at UTD, was awarded...

UTD struggles to meet demand for housing

UTD struggles to meet demand for housing

August 24, 2015

Students deal with delayed signals, steep prices, strict regulations in attempt to find a place to live both on, off campus There are more than 4,500 spaces to live on campus. Yet, every year, the race...

Not Giving Up Hope

Not Giving Up Hope

August 24, 2015

It was late on a Tuesday night. Sarah Estes picked up the ringing phone and heard her mother’s panicked voice on the other end of the line. She said no one had heard from Sarah’s younger sister, Christina...

Callier Center under expansion

Callier Center under expansion

July 6, 2015

Research capacity will expand with new 50,000 square foot builiding Since beginning construction in April of this year, the Callier Center for Communication Disorders has been undergoing significant expansion...

Head volleyball coach Marci Sanders (bottom center) poses with members of the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball team in Peru after its first-place finish at the Pan American Cup on June 21.

Head volleyball coach wins gold medal in Peru

July 6, 2015

Staff member for U.S. Women’s National volleyball team returns to UTD with plans to implement strategies, poise for school squad After serving as a staff member on the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball...

Former student makes court appearance

June 8, 2015

A former UTD student who was indicted for bringing a gun on campus has had his first appearance in court and was scheduled for a bond hearing on June 2. Natas Centner Hastings, a former freshman, was...

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